In Secretary of State for Justice v KC and C Partnership NHS Foundation Trust [2015] UKUT 0376 (AAC), Charles… Read more
Conditional discharge and DOLS – sanity prevails
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Law Commission’s Deprivation of Liberty Consultation now open
The wait is finally over, and the Law Commission’s consultation is now open. We will have an article by Tim… Read more
News from Belfast – the NI Mental Capacity Bill
I gave evidence with Caroline Bielanska, Phil Fennell, Julian Hughes, Wayne Martin and George Szmukler to the Ad Hoc Committee… Read more
New Rule and Form changes are here
A reminder that today, 1 July, is a big day at COP Towers because: (1) The remainder of the first… Read more
Re X – the Court of Appeal pronounces
A cross-post to the Court of Protection Handbook site for those of you after clarity as to what the Court… Read more
Stress testing Schedule 3: cross border placements and the Court of Protection
A cross-post to the Court of Protection Handbook site where I discuss the important decision of Baker J handed down… Read more
Singapore, the MCAs and undue influence
The Court of Appeal in Singapore in Re BKR [2015] SGCA 26 has handed down a decision that exemplifies the… Read more
Your MCA rights on (almost) one page
With thanks to Niall Fry of DH, you will find here the PDF of the MCA rights cards that DH has produced… Read more
The Court of Protection comes of age
A cross-post to the summary and comment on the extremely important Court of Appeal decision in Re MN handed down… Read more
Mental Capacity Act Steering Group documents
With thanks to Niall Fry of DH, you can find here the system statement of ambition for the Mental Capacity… Read more